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Kenya gets a new president Uhuru Kenyatta won the election by the narrowest of margins, 50.07 percent of the vote, avoiding a runoff, officials say.
March 9, 2013
In Kiambu, north of Nairobi, supporters of Uhuru Kenyatta celebrate upon learning of his victory in Kenya's presidential elections.
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March 9, 2013
Kenyatta, in Nairobi, displays the certificate from Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission declaring him the winner of the country’s general election. The commission said Kenyatta won 50.07 percent of the vote, allowing him to avoid a runoff.
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March 9, 2013
Kenyatta supporters in Kiambu watch television and celebrate after the announcement of his victory. Despite the election board’s declaration of Kenyatta’s victory, his main opponent, Prime Minister Raila Odinga, refused to concede and made claims of “massive tampering” and “irregularities.”
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March 9, 2013
A supporter waves a Kenyan flag as the Kenyatta delivers a speech in Nairobi. There are fears that Odinga’s challenge of the ballot results could spark violence similar to that which followed the nation’s last election in 2007. It was similar claims by Odinga in that election that led to fighting that resulted in the deaths of more than 1,000 Kenyans. Kenyatta faces a trial at the International Criminal Court at The Hague, where he and his running mate, William Ruto, are charged with crimes against humanity in relation to the post-election violence.
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March 9, 2013
People on a street watch Kenyatta’s speech on televisions displayed in a shop window.
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March 9, 2013
Kenyatta supporters hold his portrait as they celebrate his victory at his home town, Gatundu. Kenyatta is the son of Kenya’s founding president and one of Africa’s richest men.
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March 9, 2013
Kenyatta supporters celebrate in Nairobi. While post-election reaction has been peaceful this year, police were keeping a close eye on areas where Kenyatta and Odinga supporters live close by and could clash.
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March 9, 2013
A police officer points at demonstrators in Kenya’s western town of Kisumu, a stronghold for Odinga supporters.
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March 9, 2013
Odinga supporters wave at the police in the Mathare slum in Nairobi.
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March 9, 2013
Odinga supporters look out from the balconies of a building in the Mathare slum.
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March 9, 2013
Kenyatta supporters celebrate in Kiambu, north of Nairobi.
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March 9, 2013
Odinga supporters, with a sign reading “Kisumu is not Kenya,” protest at the Nyalenda slum in Kisumu.
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March 9, 2013
Kenyatta supporters celebrate in Nairobi. Kenyatta received 6,173,433 of the 12.3 million votes cast, while Odinga received 5,340,546 votes. Had he received 8,000 fewer votes, Kenyatta would have had to face a runoff with Odinga.
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March 9, 2013
Kenyatta, his wife, Margaret, and his running mate, William Ruto, greet supporters at the Catholic University of East Africa in Nairobi.
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March 9, 2013
Kenyatta supporters celebrate in Nairobi. Although the vote was Monday, the heavy turnout — along with some issues with electronic counting devices, causing the ballots to be counted by hand — resulted in the election declaration being delayed until Saturday.
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March 9, 2013
An artist known as solo7 paints a peace message on the tarmac in the Kibera slum in Nairobi.
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